Turntable
ARRIVAL (arrival instructions apply to both the Turntable and Dodo’s office)
The turntable and Dodo’s office are located in Pasila old round house at Veturitallikuja. You can arrive using public transport (train, bus, tram) or by taxi. The nearest public transport stop is Palkkatilanportti (500m). Because of the detour, it is currently about 800 meters to walk to Pasila station. From the Veturitalli entrance, the most direct route to the Turntable and Dodo’s office is to take the Veturitallinkuja. The route is asphalted, but there are a few buried train tracks along it and the terrain can be uneven in places.
There are no accessible parking spaces in the area. There is no marked separate place for pick-up and drop-off traffic near the turntable, but there is enough space for traffic to stop. Interpreters, assistants and assistance/guide dogs are welcome to participate in activities and events.
GREENHOUSE
Inside the greenhouse is a long table and benches. The furniture is heavy and when they are in place, there is very little space to move around inside the greenhouse, so it is not possible to move around with assistive device. There are two entrances from both ends of the greenhouse, which have double doors (width when fully opened approx. 160 cm, no threshold). The floor of the greenhouse is uneven and a wooden plank floor.
TERRACE AND THE PIT
The greenhouse is surrounded by a terrace. Access to the terrace is via wooden ramps (Pictures 1-3). There are no handrails on the ramps. The terrace has various tables, chairs and benches. The terraces are uneven and have a wooden plank floor.
There are 8 steps to the pit behind the greenhouse next to the south terrace. The stairs have handrails, but they end at the second lowest step.
Dodo’s office
ENTRANCE
The entrance to Dodo’s office is located at Veturitallinkuja 33, G door, Helsinki. The entrance has one step with a sloping grate, and the doorway has a 3-4 cm threshold (Picture 4). The door has double doors, the width of which is 117 cm when fully opened. The door is quite heavy to open and does not have an electronic opening mechanism. The door is locked except for events. At the entrance, there is a sign (at a viewing height of 150 cm) in the door window, which tells about the parties operating in the building.
INTERIOR SPACES
Dodo’s facilities are located on the ground floor on one level. Inside, you can find Dodo’s office, a community kitchen and a toilet. The passageway has a doorway with a width of 77 cm. There are no thresholds on the passageway. There are carpets on the floor of the office, which may make it difficult to move around with an assistive device. Some of the hallways in the community kitchen are narrow (80 cm), and all kitchen tools (e.g. microwave) are not at an accessible height.
TOILETS
There is no accessible toilet on the premises. The clear width of the toilet door is about 77 cm and the threshold is about 3 cm high. There is an 11 cm threshold in front of the toilet seat and there are no handrails or transition space on either side of the toilet (Picture 5). There is 130 cm of free space for a turning circle in the toilet. There is no alarm system in the toilet.
The nearest accessible toilet is located in the Mall of Tripla, on the ground level, near the entrance to Veturitie. Due to the detour, the distance from Dodo’s office and the Turntable is currently about 700 meters.
MORE INFORMATION:
Malm Nordlund (Head of Organisational Development)
tel. 044 320 8867
malm.nordlund@dodo.org
